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Thinking Small
April 2013 Consulting.
Advice and Assistance for Manufacturers.
The assumption that bigger is better has been with us for many years and is built into many of our management systems and assumptions.
Supply Chain Management: Balance Risk With Leanness
WHEN: 1 p.m. EST March 27, 2013 WHERE: Plex Systems-sponsored webinar EVENT DETAILS Have you ever run out of raw materials? Don’t let it happen again. Industry expert David Turbide will discuss when a supply chain may be too lean
WIP in Flow Production
February 2013.
Advice and Assistance for Manufacturers.
Traditional (discontinuous or batch) production management is mostly a matter traffic control. The key to reducing WIP is managing work flow and paying attention to input/output balance.
Resolutions for 2013
December 2012.
Advice and Assistance for Manufacturers.
Since this will be our last newsletter for 2012, I thought I’d share a few resolutions that you might consider for 2013.
Are Lean and ERP incompatible?
October 2012.
Advice for Manufacturers.
In the earlier days of the spread of Lean Manufacturing, there was a perception among many that you have to make a choice – Lean or ERP.
Large-quantity orders are not always the best choice
The assumption that bigger is better has been with us for many years and is built into many of our management systems and assumptions. When we ask for the price for a quantity of goods, we naturally expect that the
Just because you can … doesn’t mean you should
May 2012.
Technology gives us new capabilities all the time and many of them are vital tools for gaining and maintaining a competitive edge. But tools must be viewed and applied in context to be of benefit.
Spring Cleaning
April 2012.
Advice and Assistance for Manufacturers.
When the snow season has passed and it’s no longer painful to spend time outside in the open air, it’s time to drag out the patio furniture, put away the snow blower and shovels, and, while you’re at it, do some cleaning and organizing. You know, take care of all that stuff that accumulated during the winter months… old and broken household items, things you don’t really need anymore but it was convenient to just store them rather than dispose of them?
Adaptable Inventory
The goal of most manufacturers is to reduce inventory, but not at the risk of increased shortages. The key is to have the right amount of the right inventory at the right time and place.
Seeing Green
While there are considerable regulatory, special-interest, and market-driven pressures to go green, companies are unlikely to do much more than the bare minimum unless there also are good business reasons to do so. That is especially true in these times of economic
